Attorneys - Discipline and Disbarment

(a) Standards of Professional Conduct. The standards and rules of professional conduct adopted by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and applicable to attorneys practicing before the district court are applicable to attorneys practicing before the bankruptcy court. The bankruptcy court may govern and control the conduct of attorneys practicing before the bankruptcy court. (b) Discipline by District Court and Bankruptcy Court.

The bankruptcy court may discipline attorneys practicing before the bankruptcy court, except that the bankruptcy court may not suspend or disbar an attorney. If a judge of the bankruptcy court has good cause to believe -27- that an attorney should be suspended or disbarred, the judge shall notify the Chief Judge of the district court who shall proceed with the matter in accordance with Local Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. (c) Discipline by Other Courts. (1) Required Notification by Attorney.

An attorney admitted to practice before this court shall promptly notify the Clerk of this court and the Clerk of the district court if another court of the United States or the District of Columbia, a territory, commonwealth or possession of the United States, or of any state imposes a sanction of public discipline, suspension, or prohibits the attorney from practicing before that court for (A) violating applicable rules of professional conduct, (B) voluntarily electing inactive status or failing to fulfill a continuing legal education requirement, unless the attorney is active and in good standing in another court, or (C) any other reason. (2) Action by Court. Upon notification by an attorney as required under this subdivision or the filing of a certified or exemplified copy of a judgment or order demonstrating that an attorney has been prohibited from practicing before another court or otherwise disciplined by another court the Chief Judge may, after notice and a hearing, discipline the attorney in any appropriate way, other than suspending or disbarring the attorney.